What Characteristics Modify the Relation of Neighborhood Walkability and Walking Behavior in Older Adults?

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Neighborhood walkability can influence walking behaviors in older adults. However, its associations of walkability with walking may differ by demographic, socioeconomic, health, social, and residential characteristics due to factors such as increased vulnerability to environmental factors or increased resilience.

Research design and methods

In a sample of older adults (n = 493, median age = 82 [range 78-89], 56% female, 31% Black), a walkability index was derived from audits of Google Street View images of participants' immediate neighborhoods. Walking was self-reported in the past week. Effect modifiers by demographic (age, race, gender, marital status), socioeconomic (education, income), health (gait speed, falls, knee pain, depressive symp

SUBMITTER: Rosso AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557906 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature